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Robyn still looks like she wants to beat Wendy's ass: Robyn Crawford and Whitney Houston Planned to Confront Wendy Williams Over Acrimonious Interview

I do think Robyn was Whitney's soulmate and the one holding her together as much as she could. You could tell in that Dateline interview how much Robyn still loved her and how much it stung to be cut out of Whitney's life when she was. I don't think anyone knew Whitney the way Robyn did, and despite Cissy's (and others) objections, Whitney brought Robyn along before and after she experienced success. Probably because she trusted her deeply and knew no one would look out for her the same way. And really, we've already seen that no one else in Whitney's circle had the same kind of respect for her - especially her own damn family.

Robyn Crawford finally speaks.... Whitney Houston's Best Friend Robyn Crawford Breaks Her Silence on Their Love Affair in New Memoir

So, another flop for Queen Latifah then?

Even EON managed to beat the entire NBC lineup that weeks, wow.

Sadly, I think the next time we'll hear of Bet again is if Julie dies and they do some type of special episodes to honor her/Bet.

The scene where Annie fires Bet after Bet told her the truth about him is amazing. The building of the tension, and Annie stuck in her ways as ever. Corrie doesn't write scenes like that anymore, nor are they capable with the current crop of characters.

I always read that gay men had a strong affinity for Bet, but I don't think that's necessarily because of her unique sense of style/fashion (as this clip tries to portray). I think it had more to do with being someone vulnerable yet strong, and constantly being knocked down in life yet having the ability to persevere and holding your head up high in the end. I know that's what I identify most with when watching Bet's best years.

To be fair, it doesn't take much to be "soapier" than Generations...

Something about Dennehy wasn't quite right, and she always looked so damn old (when she wasn't) for the part. The right ingredients of actress and character writing just came together with Sherry Stringfield. She'll always be my Blake and the one that left the biggest impression on me

Sally Sussman Morina is her own worst enemy. She simply didn't have the creative talent to craft the show she wanted and it would have likely been better off in the hands of others.

I've been on a classic Corrie binge lately (mostly 70's though early 90's), and I'm just sad that the current show resembles nothing of what once made it so special. Corrie had such vivid and complex characters for a long period of time, the type of characters you couldn't find anywhere else. There is no character writing anymore, it's just one bad plot after another.

God, Marj could be such a hot damn mess, lol.

That Miami Vice inspired opening never fails to make my skin crawl...

Seems typical of Eplin's behavior knowing what we know about him now....

It would have been great if AW benefited from a Doug Marland or even a Pam Long (when she wrote to her strengths like friendships and community) type of writer in its last 20 years or so. Unfortunately, it was just mostly a rapid succession of one garden variety hack after another.

Ultimately, what I think sealed AW's fate on NBC was the ratings resurgence DAYS experienced under Reilly in the 90's. That had absolutely NO IMPACT on AW or the rest of their daytime lineup.

She was also just a very generic/basic soap writer. Very run of the mill in terms of storyline content.

What's funny is that in the mid/late 80's, NBC primetime was becoming dominant again and CBS's primetime schedule was in serious trouble. It was the reverse in daytime.

Marcy and JFP's relationship apparently went sour over how things turned out. In the late 90's there were rumblings that JFP would join AMC and Marcy was asked about it, and she seemed to give a timid response. Of course, JFP ended up at OLTL instead. Beverlee McKinsey's shoes are just too hard to fill. They did write Joan's Alex closer to character though.

And annoyingly, don't forget annoyingly.